Season's Greetings from Atlantic Grove Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Greetings!
 
We would like to wish you and your family a very merry holiday season and a happy new year! We hope your enjoy this month's newsletter- be sure to read for the special offer!
 
  

 

Article of the Month
Active Release Technique (ART) is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles.

How do overuse conditions occur?
Over-used muscles (and other soft tissues) change in three important ways:
  • acute conditions (pulls, tears, collisions, etc)
  • accumulation of small tears (micro-trauma)
  • not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia)
Each of these factors can cause your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis, and nerves can become trapped. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength, and pain. If a nerve is trapped you may also feel tingling, numbness, and weakness.

Commonly Asked Questions about ART

* How does Active Release Technique treatment work?  The art therapist uses their hands to evaluate the stress, texture, and movement of muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. The  technique includes specific movement working as part of more than 500 specific types of movements led to a case by case basis.

 

* Is there any pain involved in ART? During the ART, you may experience a slight uncomfortable feeling, but this is really good news because it means you are moving towards recovery.  The logic of "good pain" is that during ART, scar tissue or adhesions break down, making it easy for you to recover quickly.

 

* How long does Active Release Technique take? Depends on the condition and its severity. On an average, 4-11 visits (each lasting about 15-30 minutes) are sufficient to correct soft tissue problems.

 

* Are there any warnings that you should be aware of? No, it is completely safe.  Like most techniques, Active Release Technique can not cure anything and everything. However, it has been effective in the treatment of 90% of cases.

 

 

 

Brain Teaser of the Month

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Three people check into a hotel. They pay £30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is £25 and gives £5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that £5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets £2 and gives £1 to each person. Now each person paid £10 and got back £1. So they paid £9 each, totaling £27. The bellboy has £2, totaling £29. Where is the missing £1?
Click here to see the answer! (Puzzle #2)

Recipe of the Month: [Paleo] Christmas Cookies!


Grain-Free Dairy-Free Roll Out Cookie Dough

Ingredients

3 large eggs

1/2 cup honey (or more to taste)

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup ghee (or butter) that has been softened (but still solid)

1 1/4 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup almond flour

2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt  

 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
  • Line 2 -3 cookie sheets with parchment paper
  • In a food processor process the eggs, honey, and vanilla
  • Keep the processor going and add in small pieces of the ghee through the chute until it is all combined
  • Add the flours, baking soda and salt and process
  • Keep processing until a dough forms and it becomes a ball that collects in one place
  • You may need to scrape the sides a few times
  • You may need to add tiny amounts of coconut flour to get the dough into a ball
  • When the dough is ready, scrape it out of the processor and place it at your workplace
  • You may want to work on parchment paper or just a floured surface
  • Divide the dough into 3 separate pieces and shape into round discs on clear wrap
  • Wrap them up and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes or hours if you want to come back to it later
  • After 10 minutes take one disc and set in at your work place
  • Using a rolling pin with the clear wrap on top, roll out the dough until it is 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick
  • When the dough is rolled to your liking remove the clear wrap and cut your shapes
  • A spatula may be helpful in placing the shapes on cookie sheets
  • Use the next disc in the same way until all the dough is finished
  • You may collect all the scrapes and form another disc, refrigerate and roll out for cutting one time
  • Bake for 7-9 minutes or until browned

About the Doctor

Dr. Hessam Khatami is certified in various soft-tissue techniques and is working toward his Chiropractic Sports Physician Certification.  He provides certified treatments in the areas of sports injuries, difficult cases of spine pain with numbness and tingling, migraines and more.
   

His office is located in Atlantic Grove in Delray Beach, FL and can be reached at 561-455-4850 or email him at drkhatami@atlanticgrovechiro.com.

 

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Dr. Hessam Khatami, DC

 Atlantic Grove Chiropractic & Rehabilitation   

 

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